What's Happening!!

A trio of black youths learn about life, love, friendship, credit cards, gambling, and a variety of other things while growing up in an inner city.

Genre: Comedy

Cast:Ernest Thomas , Haywood Nelson , Danielle Spencer , Fred Berry , Shirley Hemphill , Mabel King , Richard Couture , David Hollander , John Welsh , Earl Billings , Fritzi Burr , Thalmus Rasulala , Debbi Morgan , Leland Smith , Bryan O'Dell , Teddy Wilson , Rani DuBois , Ronalda Douglas

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ The Runaway

Thu, Aug 5, 1976

Roger has to babysit Dee and miss the big party at Betty's. But where there's a will there's a way, though there may not be a way to explain to Mama where Dee disappeared to when Raj was gone.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ The Birthday Present

Thu, Aug 12, 1976

Raj and his best friends Dwayne and Rerun set out to get a birthday present for Mrs. Thomas. But it doesn't go as smoothly as they expected and they found themselves in trouble with store security.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ When Daddy Comes Marching Home

Thu, Aug 19, 1976

After years of being away, Raj and Dee's father returns for a short visit with a scheme in mind.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ My Three Tons

Thu, Aug 26, 1976

Rerun becomes the new member of a popular dance group and learns the hidden truth of their intentions of him being their new dance member.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Saturday's Hero

Sat, Nov 13, 1976

Rerun on football team will be cut unless gets A, Roger writes his speech for him.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ The Burger Queen

Sat, Nov 20, 1976

Rerun tries out for hamburger commercial, but they want Dee.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Speak for Yourself, Dwayne

Sat, Nov 27, 1976

Dwayne's interested in the new girl, Nancy, but he's too shy to speak to her, so he asks Raj to be his "John Alden'.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Shirley's Date

Sat, Dec 4, 1976

Raj goes to a dating service to get a date for Shirley.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Christmas

Sat, Dec 11, 1976

Mama finally gets off for Christmas, but the kids daddy made plans for them to be with him

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Puppy Love

Thu, Dec 30, 1976

Raj tutors a girl from his class in exchange for a puppy from the girl's pregnant pet dog. Mama mistakenly believes Raj has gotten the girl pregnant.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ The Maid Did It

Thu, Jan 6, 1977

Mama gets fired cause a ring is missing from her employer.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ The Incomplete Shakespeare

Thu, Jan 13, 1977

Raj tries his hand at writing for a new television series called "Central Avenue," which features three teenagers living in Watts.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ The Hospital Stay

Thu, Jan 20, 1977

Roger in hospital for knee surgery, Dee makes friends with the old man in the next bed.

14Season 1

S1.E14 ∙ The Sunday Father

Thu, Jan 27, 1977

Roger gets expelled and asks his father to go to the school instead of his mother.

15Season 1

S1.E15 ∙ The Firing Squad

Thu, Feb 10, 1977

Shirley gets fired from Rob's.

16Season 1

S1.E16 ∙ The Boarder

Thu, Feb 17, 1977

The Thomas' need extra money so decide to take in a boarder, its their dad who acts like he needs a place to live so he can give them money.

17Season 1

S1.E17 ∙ Dwayne's Dilemma

Thu, Feb 24, 1977

Dwayne's new girlfriend has a jealous ex, who wants to fight Dwayne.

18Season 1

S1.E18 ∙ The Tickets

Thu, Mar 3, 1977

Mama gives Roger two tickets to Stevie Wonder concert, he can't decide which friend to take.

19Season 1

S1.E19 ∙ What's Wrong with Raj?

Thu, Mar 10, 1977

Dee is always snooping in Raj's journal so they play trick on her that Raj is really sick.

20Season 1

S1.E20 ∙ Nice Guys Finish Last

Thu, Mar 24, 1977

Dee's pen pal who just got out prison comes and stays with them.

21Season 1

S1.E21 ∙ From Here to Maternity

Thu, Mar 31, 1977

Shirley's sister comes for a visit.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Rerun Gets Married

Thu, Sep 22, 1977

Diane brings a new girl in town, Maria, to Raj's surprise 17th birthday party. Raj tries to woo her, but Rerun already has a date with her--only to find out she's really only interested in him to get her green card.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ It's All in Your Head

Thu, Sep 29, 1977

Dee goes to see a doctor about her "friend" that's running away.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Trial and Error

Thu, Oct 6, 1977

Raj gets hit by a car on his grocery delivery bike.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Raj Goes to Press

Thu, Oct 13, 1977

His ego hurt when his articles are not published in the school newspaper, Roger recruits Dwayne and Rerun to help him publish an underground newspaper. The experience soon becomes an important lesson in the First Amendment when they expose their no-nonsense English teacher's plans for a pop quiz and publish unflattering remarks about the principal. Roger refuses to reveal how he learned about the "surprise test" (his buddies had peeked in her desk and saw it by accident, something the teacher eventually catches on to) and is threatened with expulsion.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Nothing Personal

Thu, Oct 20, 1977

Shirley is offered a clerical position with a balloon distribution company. She becomes angry when she discovers was only hired to be a "token" African-American employee.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ If I'm Elected

Thu, Oct 27, 1977

Dwayne's father, Lawrence Nelson, is running for city council. Dwayne is really proud of his father ... until one afternoon at campaign headquarters, he accidentally overhears him firing one of his campaign workers (Ted, a longtime friend of the family) and telling him to pack his stuff up and get out, because "we don't need that kind of stuff in our campaign." Dwayne's pride turns to shame and he goes to Mama Thomas to sort out his problems, but of it turns out Dwayne only knows part of the story - Ted was fired for theft of campaign funds.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ The Play's the Big Thing

Thu, Nov 3, 1977

Roger risks the success of his play by casting Rerun in the lead.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Give Me Odds

Thu, Nov 10, 1977

Rerun uses Dwayne's sure-fire system for beating the football pool.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Bill Gets Married

Thu, Nov 17, 1977

Dee has a hard time accepting her father's decision to remarry.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Mama, the School Girl

Thu, Nov 24, 1977

A middle-aged dunce in Mama's high-school class lets her believe he likes her so she will do his assignments.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ One Strike and You're Out

Thu, Dec 8, 1977

Raj wants to go on Strike at work, then changes his mind when he finds out his Mama is out of work.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ The Testimonial

Thu, Dec 15, 1977

Raj, Rerun, & Dwayne give their teacher Mrs. Collins a gift, an empty box, but then feel guilty.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ Black and White Blues

Thu, Dec 22, 1977

Roger, Rerun, & Dwayne borrow the church raffle's grand prize color TV set and then drop it.

14Season 2

S2.E14 ∙ Going, Going, Gong

Thu, Jan 5, 1978

Raj and Dee help a young singing group get on "The Gong Show", Rerun auditions too and makes it.

15Season 2

S2.E15 ∙ Dee's First Date

Thu, Jan 12, 1978

Roger couldn't be happier about Dee's first date, the boyfriend has a gorgeous sister.

16Season 2

S2.E16 ∙ Doobie or Not Doobie: Part 1

Sat, Jan 28, 1978

Raj, Rerun, & Dwayne are desperate to see the Doobie Brothers in concert. Rerun gets roped into illegally recording the concert.

17Season 2

S2.E17 ∙ Doobie or Not Doobie: Part 2

Sat, Feb 4, 1978

A bully makes the boys put together a tape of the Doobie Brothers concert.

18Season 2

S2.E18 ∙ Rerun Sees the Light

Sat, Feb 11, 1978

A con artist persuades Rerun to shave his head and dedicate his life and money to a cult.

19Season 2

S2.E19 ∙ Raj and the Older Woman

Sat, Feb 18, 1978

Roger tries to impress an older girl by pretending to be an experienced actor.

20Season 2

S2.E20 ∙ Diplomatic Immunity

Sat, Feb 25, 1978

A hit and run driver dents the car that Rerun "borrowed" from his brother-in-law.

21Season 2

S2.E21 ∙ Shirley Is a Mother

Thu, Apr 13, 1978

Shirley plays mother to Roger and Dee when Mama visits a relative in Phoenix.

22Season 2

S2.E22 ∙ The Apartment

Thu, May 11, 1978

Roger and Rerun get their own apartment, and Mama keeps coming over.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Disco Dollar Disaster

Thu, Sep 21, 1978

Rerun sees easy money in a disco contest, if he can raise the $25 entry fee.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Shirley's Boyfriend

Thu, Sep 28, 1978

The boys introduce Shirley to a friend of Roger's father.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Basketball Brain

Thu, Oct 12, 1978

Roger is hired to tutor a basketball player trying to qualify for a college scholarship.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ The Creep Detective

Thu, Nov 2, 1978

A police detective holds Roger, Rerun, & Dwayne on burglary charges.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Shirley's Cookies

Thu, Nov 9, 1978

A swindler tries to exploit Shirley's cookie recipe.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ The Landlady

Thu, Nov 16, 1978

Roger tries to impress his landlady after he misinterprets her kindness as a come-on.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Charge

Thu, Nov 23, 1978

Rerun goes on a spending spree with his new credit card.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Raj Moves Out

Thu, Nov 30, 1978

Roger decides to move in with a sophisticated college coed.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ No Clothes Make the Man

Thu, Dec 14, 1978

Desperate for money, Roger searches frantically for a job.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ Positive Identification

Thu, Dec 21, 1978

Roger and Rerun have their Christmas spirit dampened when their apartment is robbed.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ Making Out

Thu, Jan 11, 1979

Roger and Rerun think putting on airs will win a girl's heart

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ Dee, the Cheerleader

Thu, Jan 25, 1979

Dee begins an intensive training program to make the cheerleading squad.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ A Present for Dee

Fri, Feb 9, 1979

Dee is surprised with a party, and a stolen necklace on her birthday.

14Season 3

S3.E14 ∙ Dwayne's Dream

Fri, Feb 16, 1979

As Dwayne realizes that his ball park job could lead to full-time employment, he contemplates dropping out of school and has a strange dream about his future

15Season 3

S3.E15 ∙ Shirley's Fired

Fri, Feb 23, 1979

When Shirley complains that she is overworked, Rob decides to hire a second waitress.

16Season 3

S3.E16 ∙ Food Poisoning

Fri, Mar 2, 1979

Convinced he was poisoned by a burger at Rob's shop, Rerun decides to sue.

17Season 3

S3.E17 ∙ The Eviction

Fri, Mar 9, 1979

Roger and Rerun demand that their landlord help pay for repairs on their decaying apartment.

18Season 3

S3.E18 ∙ The Thomas Treasure

Fri, Mar 16, 1979

Roger accidentally learns that a small fortune stolen by a mobster may be hidden in his mother's house.

19Season 3

S3.E19 ∙ The Last Page

Sat, Mar 31, 1979

The guys daydream about life as famous TV characters from popular sitcoms of the day.

20Season 3

S3.E20 ∙ First Class Coach

Sat, Apr 7, 1979

Big Earl asks Dwayne to be a temporary coach for Little Earl's basketball team, but when the team wins, it may end up getting Big Earl booted as coach.

21Season 3

S3.E21 ∙ Dwayne's Debate

Sat, Apr 21, 1979

Dwayne runs for Student Body President.

22Season 3

S3.E22 ∙ The Benefit Show

Sat, Apr 28, 1979

When a local center for teens heads for serious financial trouble the gang decides to save it by holding a benefit show.